Local Plan

We are preparing a new Local Plan to shape how Doncaster develops: how we want it to look and feel; and the policies and proposals needed to guide development to the right places whilst protecting and improving the environment and people’s quality of life.

The Local Plan is used to decide planning applications and guide investment into the Borough. It delivers the new homes, businesses, jobs, shops and infrastructure needed over the next 15 years. It will replace the 1998 Unitary Development Plan and 2012 Core Strategy.

We consulted on draft Policies and proposed sites – as well as supporting evidence base – for inclusion in the Local Plan from Thursday 13 September to Friday 26 October 2018. Thank you to everybody who took the time to respond to this important stage of the plan's preparation. All comments received are currently being analysed and will inform the Publication version of the Local Plan next year. A summary of all the comments submitted will also be available in due course. The consultation documents are still available to view via Local Plan Draft Policies and Proposed Sites Consultation.

Local Development Scheme

The Local Development Scheme (LDS) sets out how the Local Plan will be prepared, including the timetable for when various stages of the plan’s preparation will be undertaken. The Council updated the LDS in December 2017. There have been two matters that have led to a further update (March 2019). These were the informal consultation on draft policies and proposed sites which took place in Autumn 2018 and further updating of evidence base work.